good bargain
A lovely second-hand bookshop like Judd Two Books really needs to be shared with the world. First of all, it has sufficient lighting and good ventilation, unlike those old, glum bookstores that house smelly books. Second, I always manage to dig out a precious stone or two without much effort, including the ones that are languished in a Siberian corner of major stores. One time I found Voyages & Visions lying on top of a pile, which provided some helpful insights. Yesterday I was thinking of buying Frank Kermode's memoir, then a hardback The Meaning of Everything appeared before my eyes, what joy. (Enough with peoples' life stories) As the book illustrates, all the lexicographers have stern-looking faces and big beards and moustaches, except for one scholar who looks slightly more friendly: J.R.R. Tolkien. Did you know that the word 'ketchup' is originated from Cantonese?